The Studio Marie-Claude Beaud is part of the newly-built Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain.
It was inaugurated in October 2025 at the Palais‑Royal.
The building was designed by architect Jean Nouvel.
This auditorium has 110 seats.
Its purpose is clear: to host live artistic formats.
The venue supports performances, film projections, debates, public readings, and artist conversations.
A museum built for dialogue
The studio honors pioneer Marie-Claude Beaud (1946–2021).
She reshaped cultural institutions by integrating cross-disciplinary approaches.
Thanks to her work, design, video art, fashion, cinema, and science entered museum spaces.
She believed museums must generate conversation, not only display art.
A modular architectural feat
The building spans 8,500 m² open to visitors.
6,500 m² are dedicated to exhibitions.
Five movable steel platforms allow the space to transform.
This creates a spectacular but adaptable environment for art and scenography.
Here, architecture reaches upward with light and vertical structures.
The Studio Marie-Claude Beaud provides the balance.
It slows the pace, brings audiences closer, and makes art personal.
It is a space to listen.
A space to exchange ideas.
A space where art is narrated, not just observed.
The heart of live cultural programming in 2025
The studio will anchor major cultural events in Paris, including:
- talks between artists and curators,
- exclusive film screenings,
- contemporary art lectures,
- debates connected to the inaugural exhibition General Exhibition,
- hybrid evening programs blending visual arts, music, and performance.
The format responds to a growing public demand.
Audiences now seek live cultural experiences, not only static exhibitions.
This positions the studio as one of Paris’ most strategic new cultural venues for contemporary art.
The Studio Marie-Claude Beaud has redefined what an art auditorium can be in a major capital.
By placing artistic expression and conversation at the center, it opens a new cultural chapter for contemporary art in Paris.
It embodies a museum model that is closer to people, active, and built around shared experience.
A quieter space within a bold architectural framework, it ensures art is heard, narrated, debated, and lived.
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110 seated guests.
Performances, screenings, artist talks, lectures, panels, debates.
Inside the new building of Fondation Cartier at the Palais-Royal in central Paris.